The Albanese Labor Government is partnering with the Victorian Government to deliver several community-driven Aboriginal employment initiatives in Victoria. Both governments are committed to ensuring…
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to fund projects that can deliver real and lasting change for communities with the opening of the latest grant…
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments are partnering to invest in two key projects to tackle disadvantage across South Australian communities. More than $8 million…
The Government has provided more than $31 million to 26 experienced organisations under the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program to support valuable and…
The Albanese Labor Government has appointed Ms Elizabeth Neville as the new Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies for a 5-year term. Minister…
Australia’s three million unpaid carers will be better recognised, respected, valued and supported under the Albanese Labor Government’s new ten-year National Carer Strategy. The National…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Antisemitism; Prime Minister’s response to Melbourne Synagogue terrorist attack; Legal protections for Jewish Australians; Peter Dutton; Australian flags. DAVID CAMPBELL, HOST: Welcome…
Good morning. I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we meet, the Kaurna people, and pay my respects to elders…
Good morning. I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we meet, the Kaurna people, and pay my respects to elders…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Unpaid carers; National Carers Strategy. GRAEME GOODINGS, HOST: Australia has three million unpaid carers, most of them are women. Long overdue, there’s…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: National Carers Strategy. AMANDA RISHWORTH, MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES: I am so pleased to be here today to launch the Commonwealth’s…
More than one million Australians receiving youth, student and carer support will receive an increase when indexation takes effect from 1 January 2025. Certain income…
The Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver on its commitment to ending family and domestic violence against women and children, with the delivery of new…
The Australian Government has published a national educational resource for the justice sector to improve the experience of victims and survivors in the justice system.…
The Albanese Labor Government is investing in community-led solutions to target disadvantage with $360,000 in funding for a one-stop hub to empower vulnerable members of…
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to support better outcomes for people with disability, with an investment of $360,000 for a new…
The Australian and Tasmanian Governments are delivering more emergency accommodation to provide greater support to women and children experiencing family and domestic violence in Hobart.…
On Wednesday 4 December 2024 the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, chaired a meeting of the Ministers’ Redress Scheme Governance Board…
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to improving the employment outcomes of Australians with disability and has today released new scorecards to help better monitor…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Disability Employment Service provider scorecards; Disability sector reforms; NDIS Ministry; Commonwealth Bank surcharges. TOM ORITI, HOST: Thanks for joining us. Tom Oriti…
The Albanese Labor Government has today launched the Helping Children Heal program in inner west Sydney, to strengthen support for children affected by family and…
Today, people across Australia and the world are coming together for International Day of People with Disability – a United Nations observed day that promotes…
The Albanese Labor Government is establishing the new Forced Marriage Specialist Support Program and is investing over $9.3 million in the not-for-profit organisation Life Without…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Sex offenders banned from ADF; Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide; Defence culture and recruitment; Prime Minister and Minister Plibersek; Brain…
The Albanese Labor Government has committed $5.8 million for more women and children experiencing domestic and family violence to access emergency accommodation and support with…